Post-Punk’s A Certain Ratio Continue Their Revival
A Certain Ratio find inspiration in their past work and the music that initially inspired them to create art that exists quite nicely in 2024.
Rich Wilhelm
Rich Wilhelm is a writer and editor who lives in Royersford, Pennsylvania. In addition to his high school and college newspapers, Rich's writing has appeared in Cool and Strange Music Magazine, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and the Arizona Republic. In addition to music writing, Rich is a certified volunteer tour guide at Philadelphia's historic Laurel Hill Cemetery. Rich can be found on Bluesky @[email protected], on Instagram @valentine_headphone_kid, and at his online journal, The Dichotomy of the Dog.
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